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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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